Tour Climbs: The complete guide to every mountain stage on the Tour de France
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Chris Sidwells. Tour Climbs: The complete guide to every mountain stage on the Tour de France
Tour Climbs. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO EVERY. TOUR DE FRANCE MOUNTAIN CLIMB. Chris Sidwells
Contents
The Tour de France
The Tour de France ‘ITS MEN AND ITS MOUNTAINS’
The race takes shape
Going into the mountains
The yellow jersey
Media stars
New management
Going global
Twenty-first century Tour
How it works
The importance of mountain climbs
The King’s story
The best ever
Blueprint for a Tour
The mountains of the Tour de France
The mountains of the Tour de France ‘HOW TO RIDE THEM’
Road bikes
Mountain bikes
Hybrid bikes
Pedals
Bike preparation
Physical preparation
Climbing technique
Descending technique
Eastern Pyrenees
Arcalis ‘ANDORRA’S PRIDE’
Port d’Envalira ‘GATEWAY TO ANDORRA’
Guzet-Neige ‘MILLAR’S MASTERPIECE’
Col de Menté ‘OCANA’S DOWNFALL’
Plateau de Beille ‘ARMSTRONG’S FAVOURITE’
Plateau de Bonascre ‘RISING ABOVE THE THERMALS’
Col de Port ‘THE HISTORY CLIMB’
Port de Pailhères ‘THE TOUGH EDGE’
Portet d’Aspet ‘CASARTELLI’S MEMORIAL’
Col du Puymorens ‘THE CATALAN GATEWAY’
Col d’Agnes
Port de le Bonaigua
Collado del Canto
Col de la Chioula
Col de la Core
Col de Jau
Port de Lers
Col de Latrape
Col d’Ordino
Col de Pal
Mur de la Peguere
Col de Toses
Western Pyrenees
Col d’Aspin ‘PYRENEAN PERFECTION’
Col d’Aubisque ‘THE TWO IN ONE CLIMB’
Lourdes-Hautacam ‘THE PILGRIMS WATCHTOWER’
Luz Ardiden ‘TWISTS AND TURN’
Col de Marie-Blanque ‘WAY OUT WEST’
Col de Peyresourde ‘FIELDS OF GREEN’
Pla d’Adet ‘POULIDOR’S LAST STAND’
Col du Portillon ‘THE STRAIN FROM SPAIN’
Superbagnères ‘FIRST BRITISH YELLOW JERSEY’
Col du Tourmalet ‘THE ELDER STATESMAN’
Col de Val Louron ‘INDURAIN’S CONFIRMATION’
Col d’Azet
Col de Bagargui
Col de Burdincurutcheta
Cauterets
Col du Pourtalet
Port de Balès
Port de Larreau
Col du Soudet
Col du Somport
Col de la Pierre St-Martin
Vosges and Jura
Ballon d’Alsace ‘THE FIRST MOUNTAIN EVER’
Ballon de Servance ‘THE ULTIMATE STING’
Col du Calvaire ‘WATCHER OF THE LAKES’
Col de la Croix de la Serra ‘JEWEL OF THE JURA’
Col de la Faucille ‘GENEVA’S JURA’
Le Grand Ballon ‘THE ROOF OF THE VOSGES’
Col du Platzerwasel ‘CLIMBING THE CRETES’
Col de la Schlucht ‘THE ROAD TO DEVIL’S ROCK’
Col d’Amic
Col du Berthiand
Col du Bonhomme
Col du Champ du Feu
Champ du Messin
Col de la Charbonnière
Collet du Linge
Col du Donon
Col de la Grand Colombier
Col du Kreuzweg
Côte de Lamoura
Col du Mollendruz
La Planche des Belle Filles
Côte des Rousses
Vue des Alpes
Massif Central
Col de la République ‘THE FIRST PASS’
Col d’Oeillon ‘THE RHÔNE LOOKOUT’
Col de la Croix de Chaubouret ‘PRINCE OF THE PILAT’
Col de la Croix-de-l’Homme Mort ‘DEAD MAN’S CROSS’
Col de la Croix Morand ‘STEPHEN’S LAST STAND’
Plomb du Cantal ‘TOP OF THE AUVERGNE’
Puy de Dôme ‘VOLCANIC ACTION’
Puy Mary ‘HIGHEST MASSIF ROAD’
Mont Aigoual
Causse Noir
Causse de Sauvaterre
Col de Ceyssat
Col des Fourches
Col de Lachamp
Col de Lalouvesc
Côte de Lestival
Col de Montjaux
Côte de Montsalvy
Col de la Moreno
Col des Pradeaux
Côte de Saint-Anastaise
Côte de Saraille
Col de la Sereyrede
Col de Sié
Super Besse
Super Lioran
Côte des Vignes
Northern Alps
Col des Aravis ‘FAVOURITE OF THE BRITISH MOUNTAIN KING’
Les Arcs ‘RACING THE TRAIN’
Morzine-Avoriaz ‘THE ALPINE NORTH END’
Col de la Colombière ‘A CLIMB OF TWO HALVES’
Courchevel ‘HEAD OF THE FIVE VALLEYS’
Col de la Forclaz ‘THE TOUR VISITS SWITZERLAND’
Col de l’Iseran ‘UP IN THE THIN AIR’
Col de Joux-Plane ‘HARD AS NAILS’
Col de la Madeleine ‘THE SERPENT OF THE ALPS’
Méribel ‘QUEEN OF THE THREE VALLEYS’
La Plagne ‘THE PROFESSOR’S MOUNTAIN’
Col de la Ramaz ‘THE NEW ARRIVAL’
Le Mont Revard ‘START OF THE ALPS’
Le Cormet de Roselend ‘ROCKING UP THE LAKE’
Col des Saisies ‘ON THE SHOULDER OF MONT BLANC’
Le Bettex
Col du Corbier
Sallanches–Cordon
Col de la Croix Fry
Col de la Forclaz de Montmin
Col de l’Epine
Col du Grand St Bernard
Montée de Hauteville
Col de la Joux Vert
Col de la Marocaz
Les Menuires
Pas-de-Morgins
Mont du Chat
Col des Mosses
Col du Petit St Bernard
Col de Plainpalais
Mont Salève
Le Semnoz
Tignes
Montée de Verbier
Central Alps
Alpe d’Huez ‘THE DUTCH MOUNTAIN’
Deux-Alpes ‘IN THE SHADOW OF ALPE D’HUEZ’
Col Bayard ‘AN ALPINE FIRST’
Col de la Croix de Fer ‘PYRENEES MEET THE ALPS’
Col du Galibier ‘GIANT OF THE ALPS’
Col du Glandon ‘THE SIAMESE TWIN’
Col du Lautaret ‘GUARDIAN OF THE GUISANNE VALLEY’
Col du Mont-Cenis ‘HOME OF NAPOLEON’S PYRAMID’
Col de Montgenèvre ‘GATEWAY TO ITALY’
Orcières-Merlette ‘OCANA’S MASTERPIECE’
Sestrières ‘AN ADVENTURE INTO ITALY’
Col du Télégraphe ‘STEPPING STONE TO A GIANT’
Col de Chaillolet
Chamrousse
Col du Coq
Col du Cucheron
Côte des Engins
Col du Festre
Col du Granier
Col du Granon
Côte de Laffrey
Col des Limouches
Col du Luitel
Col de Menée
Col du Mollard
Col de la Morte
Col de Noyer
Le Pleynet-les-Sept-Laux
Col de Porte
Prapoutel-les-Sept-Laux
Col du Rousset
Col de Romeyère
Col de Tourniol
La Toussuire
Southern Alps
Col d’Allos ‘AT THE HEART OF TOUR TRADITION’
Col de Braus ‘ENGINEERING MARVEL’
Cime de la Bonette ‘THE TOP OF THE TOUR’
Col de la Cayolle ‘SOURCE OF THE VAR’
Col des Champs ‘VAULTING THE VERDON AND VAR’
Isola 2000 ‘SKIING INTO ITALY’
Col d’Izoard ‘WHERE THE GHOSTS OF COPPI AND BOBET LIVE’
Pra Loup ‘WHERE WOLVES ROAMED’
Col de Vars ‘HOME OF THE DAMSELS’
Mont Ventoux ‘THE GIANT OF PROVENCE’
Col de Brouis
Col de Castillon
La Colmiane
Col du Corobin
Col de l’Espigoulier
Col de Perty
Mont Faron
Col de Murs
Les Orres
Col de Tende
Col de Turini
Col de Vizzanova (Corsica)
Col du Vasson
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1 THE TOUR DE FRANCE ITS MEN AND ITS MOUNTAINS
2 THE MOUNTAINS OF THE TOUR DE FRANCE HOW TO RIDE THEM
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You can get very hot climbing mountains, even though the air temperature on some of the tops can be quite low. If you have no one in a motor vehicle supporting your attempt on a given climb, then it is wise to carry a thin windproof sleeved top and a pair of thin windproof gloves for the descents. They make the descents comfortable and safer, because cold hands aren’t good at applying brakes. These two items roll up and will fit in the pockets of a cycling top, or in a small bag that you can secure under your saddle.
You should also carry at least one spare inner tube and some tyre levers in that bag. Plus a mobile phone is a good idea in case of emergencies. And always take a serviceable bike pump with you.
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